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Great Pitchers Duels in Padres History: Andy Hawkins vs Orel Hershiser, 9/28/88

by Geoff Young on Jan 24, 2011 (5) Comments

I touched on this game in my Epic Pitchers Duels series at Hardball Times, but it deserves further attention. To most of the baseball world, it is the game where Orel Hershiser broke Don Drysdale’s consecutive scoreless innings streak. To Bip Roberts, it is the game where Mark Parent saved his backside.

Me, Elsewhere: Slightly Less Epic, But Still Impressive

by Geoff Young on Dec 22, 2010 (6) Comments

My latest at Hardball Times responds to a reader request for great pitchers duels in more recent times. Specifically, it covers 1980-2010. I had to lower the standards somewhat, but there are some great games here, including a few in which the Padres participated: Orel Hershiser vs Andy Hawkins, 9/28/88; Andy Benes vs Bret Saberhagen, [...]

Me, Elsewhere: Thanks for All the Runs

by Geoff Young on Feb 03, 2010 (2) Comments

My latest at Hardball Times examines pitchers that succeeded despite not pitching very well. Our pal Ismael Valdez, who once inspired some wretched poetry, appears on this list. For grins, here are the five lowest ERA+ of Padres pitchers who qualified for the ERA title and finished with a winning record: Kevin Jarvis, 2001: 12-11, [...]

Spring Training Meetup?

by Geoff Young on Jan 03, 2008 (32) Comments

For those interested, my latest article at Hardball Times focuses on some strange games in recent history. The Padres aren’t well represented, although Andy Hawkins’ no-hit loss as a member of the Yankees shows up here (and I suppose if you really want to push it, Josh Barfield’s dad played in that game). Jason Bay? [...]